Daily Republican., 1887-08-23
PEN 1 NsULA PRESS ASSOCIATION
The Annual Meeting mt Rehoboth-
Who Were Prosen What Was DoEe

inu shiptula freeB Association m ell
at the Hotel Henlopen, Rehobo,h, on
Saturday evening Owing to the de
tentton of the train that went from this
city at $50 p. m, It WAS $50 in the
evening before the party arrived, and il
toak another hour and half to knock
OF the Gust. wash. and est supper. Al
10 O'Clock. however, the first and pre-.
liminsry meeting was held in the II,
hrary Of the botel. The following CON-.
POSED the party belonging to the asso
ciation; T.. Eden Bach, wife and dsugh.
Ter. and W. M. r Williamson aud
wife, OF the Morning News; H. II. Curtis,
Of the Every Evening; DR.. 81. G. Snitcher
OF the WilminRtonian; Cody AnfngeI
and Mrs. Scheu, OF the Erie Presse; y.
Hersey and daughter. Of the REPUBLI
CAN, and Jerome d. Bel and wife, OF
the Sunday Star, all OF Wilmington
Alexander l. MOreau and wife Of the
Middletown Transcript, Middletown,
Del; E. x. L0uderbough and wife oi
the state Sentinel. Dover, Del., Robert
II. Hofecker and daughter OF the
Smyrna Times, Smyrna, Del; John M
anu l.. X. Bowen of the Delaware
Ledger, Newark, Del; II. L. Hynson,
News and Advertiser, Milford, Del.
Joshua b. Clark and wife and MoKen-
dree Downbam, Sussex Journal,
Georgetown, Del; Robert FL Gilman
wife and daughter, Peninsula News and
Advertiser; George W. Cruikshank,
Cecil Democrat, Elktop, Md i; q. l.
Vincent and wife and o. NJ. Purnell,
Democratic Messenger. Snow Hill
Nd, and Howard Melvin, Denton
Journal, Denton, nd.
The meeting was organized BY calling
McKsndree Downham 10 the chair, the
president, w. Scott Roberts, not being
present, and r. Eden Bach acted 81
secretary, W. Scott Way, the regular
secretary. having removed to California
Nine new embers, who never belonq q
ed before, Joined the association.
The following committees were ap
pointed:
on nomination Of ofioers-H. II Our
tis, b. Eden Bach ana John M. Bowen
| On resolutions-George w. Cruik
shank, jerome B. Bell and Alexander
| l.. Mureau.
On nprogram-Joshua B. Clark, DR.
ID. C..Snitcher aud s. Hersey.
After the appointment OF the commit.
tees the association adjourned until s
o'clock on Monday morning.
The members spent Sunday very
pleasantly, many Of them resting on
tho spacious verandas of the Hotel
Henlopen, some in walking up and
down The oce an beach listening TO wha,
the wild waves said, some bathsd, some
called on friends occupying the COT
tages, and others went To Sunday school
in the morning ut 0 O'Clock, to hear the
Rev..J. 8. Willis preach at IL O'Clock
and attended q service of song and
! praise at O'Clock in the evening in the
beautiful little chapel belonging to the
Rehoboth Association.
the sojourn of the editors and their
families WAS made exceedingly pleasant
| by the kind attention of Mrs. Thomp-
son, wife OF the proprietor, and her ever
attentive corps OF assistants and lad y
walters. 1t was very much regretted
| by the association that Mr.. Thorn pson,
the proprietor, was so sick az to be con
fined to his room for several days, and
the members of the association had no,
the pleasure of meeting him. 1t was q
source of qualification, however, to
learn before the association left that Mr..
Thompson was getting better and ex.
pected soon to be out again. Hotel Hen
lopen 10 an admirably kept hotel. Every
thing is clean and neat rs q new pin
the parlors and dining room are large
and well ventilated. The walters at the
tables are all young ladies', who are
very attentive to the guests.
There is no bar in or about the house,
and those who really cannot put In q
few days here without intoxicants, 10 usi
supply themselves from bottles tn, ked
away in Rripsscks and hip-pockets
The verandas OF the hotel are elevated
giving magnificent view of the ocean
as it dashes it's waves to pieces and
foam on the beach. Some of the men,
bers Of the Association, not accustomed
to sesshore life, woke up during the
night and thought the winters wind
WAS bowling around the house, such q
roaring noise was constantly kept up
by the waves.
At9 O'Clock on Monday morning the
association again met, Mr.. Downham
calling 1t to order.
The Com mittee TO nominate officers
presented the following:
President, George w. Cruikshank;
Woe president, FL. l.. Hynson; second
vice president, o. Nj. Purnell; secretary
aud treasurer. jerome b. Bell; execu.
rive committee, b. Eden Bach, George
E. Haddeway, McKendree Downham.
The foregoing flicers were unanimous.
ly electsa, and President Cruik shank,
2nd Vice President Purnell and Secre.
tary aud Treasurer Bell made appro.
pirate addresses acknowledging the
com pliment. Vice President Hynson
having been compelled to go home and
look after his peach crop, responded
eloouently by sending the association q
pas4et OF early Crawford peaches. The
Committee on Program reported that
PEesident Oruikshank would make an
address; Joshua b. CLARK would read q
paper on legitimate journalism; Mr..
Besohamp, of the Balllmore American,
would address the association on
the romance of journalism, and that Il
X. Luuderbough and wife would fur
pish vocal and instrumental music.
The business Of the association, how
ever, took up SO much time that the
literary and musical part of the pro-
gram had to be postponed until other
meetings during the week. The presi.
dent WAS instructed, II the National
Press Association met before the next
annual meeting of the Peninsula Press
Ass citation, to appoint delegates to
that national meeting, In the proportion
of one delegate for every twenty papers
existing on the Peninsula. This will
entitle the association to three appoint
cd delegates. besides the president and
secretary, who are entitled TO be dele.
gates from the positions they hold. The
National Press Association Will meet at
Danver, Colorsdo, on September 9th, 10
which Dr. III. @. Snitcher, w. Scott
3 9berts, Robert 8. Hofiecker and
rhomss Hodson are delegates, but the
meeting for 1888 is the one for which
d 3iegOtss are to be appointed.
DR.. Sniichsr offered resolution In.
struc5tng the delegates to the National
meeting at Dsnver In September to in
vite the National Press Association to
meet 10 Wilmington, Del, in 1888, with